Crestline Soaring Society

Mike Johnson launching a Standard from AJ Airpark, Aug. 2010, preparing for the Vintage Glider Fly-In. Screengrab from on-line video.

We’re going to have shirts in honor of the visionary who started this all in motion: Andy Jackson.

All shirts are blue, with dark blue ink.

Prices are: for T-Shirts: $15
for Polo Shirts: $20.

To order these, call Juanita Jackson at (909) 475-5930, or send an e-mail message to

If you order these in advance [of 9/11/2010], it’ll help ensure we hav

The newly installed gate-post. Thanks Rob!

See: http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/forum/20100207/3030

The installed post and gate, with the shadow of a Falcon 3 195 for scale.

See: http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/forum/20100207/3030

A wild picture of the moment borrowed from here: http://ozreport.com/1275823067

Nice work Bill. Gzus, try to cut it out though.

Very glad you are doing all right. Really sorry about Tom.

{NOTE: 'Explosion' in this case is figurative. The hang glider broke and came apart in pieces during a hard climb for a loop maneuver. The orange smoke is from smoke canisters, which are there to leave trails in the sky showing the loops, spins, etc.

The CSS rented a bulldozer with a 4-Way scoop for some more work at the XC Ranch. Pilot Gene Embry plans to run the dozer Fri-Mon. The first task is to reroute the drainage from above the house so that it goes east of the house and the LZ. Currently it wraps west around the house and between the training hill and the NE corner of the LZ.

Everyone is encouraged to attend and see for yourself.

If you want to have fun at Torrey and want to see just how HG and PG get along in the fun summer sun, come see for yourself and leave the rumors and smack talking to the forums.
All Flying Family's Welcome.

This is a Fly Life Event and independent of any political affiliations.

USHPA Region 3 Recall Display at Torrey Pines Gliderport - February 20th, 2010.

Here's the new gate on 2N40, installed for the USFS by Crestline Soaring Society members.
Having this gate will benefit pilots because the USFS now has the option to close the road, if needed, ABOVE the 750 launch site.

Bobby Vega brought the Urban Conservation Corps crew out for more log cutting and brush clearing on the site on Sunday, 3/21/2010. These kids work hard and do a great job - Many Thanks!

More images in the CSS's Facebook photo albums.

SBD Airspace - Effective 20 Nov., 2008
as depicted in Sectional overlaid on Google Earth

Airspace boundary shown here in red, for clarity; on actual chart it is a medium blue.

Extends from surface to 3,200 MSL

Check NOTAMs for effective dates/times
Note that the NE corner is cut off at the base of Harrison Mtn.,
so XC flights should only be over the hills/mountains in this area.

In effect daily from 7 AM to 9 PM (local time).

Owen Morse receives 2009 USHPA Presidential Citation

Among Owen's accomplishments:
John Wayne Airport - Hang glider exhibit including actual hang gliders above the luggage carousels
http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/search/node/John+Wayne+Airport

Co-Owner of the XC Ranch property next to the Andy Jackson Airpark to keep it out of the hands of developers.
http://www.crestlinesoaring.org/sear

Stan doing his Buzz thing.

We had a great turnout for the CSS Toy Drive 2009! It was windy from the north, but warm. Seemed like about 20 pilots came to hang out, eat pizza and drop off toys to add to the club-purchased pile. The Suburban was full of goodies for the tots. The local firefighters came out to have some pizza and socialize and then we delivered all the toys to the fire station.

Crestline Soaring Society Hats, $15 for baseball hat (trophy hats for July '09 fly in pictured here, not normally embroidered on the back), $20 for Outback style hat (one size fits all, approx 7 3/4 -- big)